Folk Venues in Durham, NC

Duke Coffeehouse was founded in 1981 and is located inside The Crowell Building at Duke University in Durham, an all-ages 200-capacity room capable of hosting shows any night of the week, a genuinely long-running fixture of the Duke music community.

Growler Grlz is a beer growler filling station and taproom in Durham now offering wine and cider alongside craft beer, an all-ages 50-capacity room with a large patio and a genuinely welcoming community atmosphere.

Huron Stage is an indoor and outdoor venue on private residential property in Durham, an all-ages room with most shows on Saturday nights, a genuinely grassroots community project dedicated exclusively to original live music.

James Joyce Irish Pub, established in 1998, is Durham's original Irish pub, a 50-capacity 21+ room hosting live music on Friday nights and occasional other evenings, a genuinely authentic corner of Ireland in the Triangle.

West End Social, formerly West End Wine Bar of Durham, sits right on Main Street in the heart of downtown Durham, a 21+ 120-capacity room with a genuinely central location in the city's active downtown scene.